diff --git a/_static/syncthing.css b/_static/syncthing.css
index cc15c90b6..914445ebf 100644
--- a/_static/syncthing.css
+++ b/_static/syncthing.css
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 .wy-nav-content {
    max-width: 1050px
 }
+.strike {
+	text-decoration: line-through;
+}
diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
index 80878cedd..345bde7f3 100644
--- a/index.rst
+++ b/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.. We register the :strike: role for strikethrough text. Use it like :strike:`this is struck out`.
+.. role:: strike
+
 Welcome to Syncthing's documentation!
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/intro/getting-started.rst b/intro/getting-started.rst
index 33f80e83b..243d5b777 100644
--- a/intro/getting-started.rst
+++ b/intro/getting-started.rst
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ simultaneously that's fine, the results will just be a little less
 immediately obvious.
 
 A film version of this transcript is available on YouTube (contributed by
-@theincogtion). `This video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTxCfhxVLE>`_
+@theincogtion). `This video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTxCfhxVLE>`__
 shows how to install Syncthing on Ubuntu/Debian/Mint using PPA, also available
-in `German <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5nUlDzqJc>`_. `This video
-<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QcO8ikxzxA>`_ shows how to install Syncthing
+in `German <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5nUlDzqJc>`__. `This video
+<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QcO8ikxzxA>`__ shows how to install Syncthing
 on Windows, also available in `German
-<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LziT3KDiMU>`_
+<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LziT3KDiMU>`__
 
 Installing
 ----------
diff --git a/users/faq.rst b/users/faq.rst
index cb99a680c..c69f3ffa3 100644
--- a/users/faq.rst
+++ b/users/faq.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Is it "syncthing", "Syncthing" or "SyncThing"?
 
 It's **Syncthing**, although the command and source repository is
 spelled ``syncthing`` so it may be referred to in that way as well. It's
-definitely not [STRIKEOUT:SyncThing], even though the abbreviation
+definitely not :strike:`SyncThing`, even though the abbreviation
 ``st`` is used in some circumstances and file names.
 
 How does Syncthing differ from BitTorrent Sync?